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complexion

Or dz··پDz

[kuhm-plek-shuhn]

noun

  1. the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face.

    a clear, smooth, rosy complexion.

  2. appearance; aspect; character.

    His confession put a different complexion on things.

  3. viewpoint, attitude, or conviction.

    one's political complexion.

  4. (in old physiology) constitution or nature of body and mind, regarded as the result of certain combined qualities.

  5. Obsolete.nature; disposition; temperament.



complexion

/ əˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. the colour and general appearance of a person's skin, esp of the face

  2. aspect, character, or nature

    the general complexion of a nation's finances

  3. obsolete

    1. the temperament of a person

    2. the temperature and general appearance of the body

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • complexional adjective
  • complexionally adverb
  • dzˈ澱DzԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of complexion1

1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin dz澱ō- (stem of dz澱ō ) constitution, temperament, Latin: combination, group, literally, the act of embracing. See complex, -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of complexion1

C14: from medical Latin dz澱ō one's bodily characteristics, from Latin: a combination, from dz𳦳ī to embrace; see complex
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Two innings earlier, Grant changed the complexion of the game and extended the Bruins’ season with one swing.

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It all started in 2009, when an Albanian friend he met on a construction site recruited him - saying Nick's pale complexion and UK passport would help him to avoid suspicion from border authorities.

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When applied to the face, it can result in a soft, radiant, even-toned complexion.

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It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.

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But the texting and blocking, the free-for-all backwaters of the internet and the carnal shenanigans that color contemporary TV teendom do put a different complexion on growing up.

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